箒(ほうき)

ほうき
noun
broom
1. broom
A cleaning implement with bristles attached to a handle, used for sweeping.
箒(ほうき)で玄関(げんかん)を掃(は)く。
Sweep the entrance with a broom.
落(お)ち葉(ば)を箒(ほうき)で集(あつ)めた。
I gathered the fallen leaves with a broom.
新(あたら)しい箒(ほうき)はよく掃(は)ける。
A new broom sweeps well.
朝(あさ)、店(みせ)の前(まえ)を箒(ほうき)で掃(は)いている人(ひと)をよく見(み)かける。
I often see people sweeping in front of their shops with a broom in the morning.
竹(たけ)箒(ほうき)で庭(にわ)の落(お)ち葉(ば)を集(あつ)めてから、ゴミ袋(ぶくろ)に入(い)れた。
I gathered the fallen leaves in the garden with a bamboo broom and put them in a garbage bag.

箒(ほうき) is the traditional word for broom. The kanji is complex and often written in hiragana.

Common expressions

Types of brooms

  • 座敷箒(ざしきほうき) (traditional straw broom for tatami)
  • 庭箒(にわほうき) (garden broom)
  • 竹箒(たけほうき) (bamboo broom)

Counter: 本(ほん)

Note: The kanji 箒(ほうき) is often written in hiragana as ほうき.

Related Words

Related: 掃(は)く (to sweep)
Related: 雑巾(ぞうきん) (cleaning rag, dust cloth)
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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